What color is #2F1B11?

#2F1B11 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2F1B11?

The RGB value is 47, 27, 17: 47 red, 27 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2F1B11?

The complementary color is #11252F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2F1B11?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2F1B11 color

#2F1B11 rgb(47, 27, 17)

Shades of brown

The hex color #2F1B11 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.4% red, 10.6% green and 6.7% blue (47, 27, 17).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 47% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 64% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Play (#2D1403), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.33:1).

#2F1B11 color codes

HEX	`#2F1B11`
RGB	`rgb(47, 27, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.4%, 10.6%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 47%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 64%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 64%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.15, 8.54, 10.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.15, 13.67, 51.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.665, 1.429, 0.718)`
Decimal	`3087121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2F1B11, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #2F1B11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2F1B11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #2F1B11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2f1b11; }
.text { color: #2f1b11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2f1b11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(47 27 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2f1b11, #2f2a11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #2F1B11?: #2F1B11 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2F1B11?: The RGB value is 47, 27, 17: 47 red, 27 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2F1B11?: The complementary color is #11252F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2F1B11?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.